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UK Court Orders Last-minute Review Of Chagos Islands Deal

The Diego Garcia military base on the Chagos remote Chagos Islands (Credit: AFP)

The High Court in London said it would examine Thursday the UK government's deal to return the remote Chagos Islands to Mauritius after imposing a last-minute block on the accord.

"There was an urgent hearing overnight, and an injunction has been granted until 10:30 am (0930 GMT) today when there will be a further hearing", a court official told AFP.

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